Heat Pump Rebates in BC | Save with Government Incentives

SAVE BIG WITH HEAT PUMP REBATES

We hear about heat pump rebates from our clients every week. There’s a lot of information out there, and most of it is written by the programs themselves, not by the contractors who help homeowners use them. As a registered contractor with the Home Performance Contractor Network (HPCN), we sit on the other side of that paperwork every day. Below, we’ve laid out what’s active right now, what’s already wrapped up, and how to figure out which path applies to your home.

Last updated: August 2026. Rebate programs change often, so if a program below is close to a deadline or you’re not sure it still applies to your project, call us and we’ll confirm before you commit to anything.

How Is Your Home Currently Heated?

Before you go looking for a rebate, ask yourself this question: how is my home currently heated? The path forward looks different depending on the answer, and mixing up the two can mean applying for a rebate you were never eligible for in the first place.

Upgrading From a Natural Gas Furnace

If your home has a natural gas furnace in a primarily centrally ducted layout, you have one active option and one that’s already closed.

Completed: FortisBC Dual Fuel Heating System Rebate

The $5,000 standard rebate for pairing a heat pump with your existing gas furnace was discontinued on December 18, 2025, and required the existing furnace to be at least 10 years old with no existing heat pump connection.

Active: CleanBC Energy Savings Program

This is the income-qualified stream and it requires preapproval before any work starts. If your household income qualifies, it can offer up to $13,000 towards the removal of your existing natural gas or fossil fuel system and replacing it with a qualifying full electric heat pump system.

Upgrading From a Wired Baseboard or Electric System

If the answer is electric baseboards or another hard-wired electric system, the rebate you qualify for also depends on your dwelling type.

Single Family Dwelling (Detached or Townhome)

CleanBC Better Homes Home Renovation Rebate: up to $4,000, no income test, available when a qualifying ductless or ducted heat pump replaces your existing baseboard heating.

CleanBC Energy Savings Program (income-qualified): up to $5,000, requiring preapproval and income verification, for the same type of baseboard-to-heat-pump conversion.

Apartment or Condo

BC Hydro Condo and Apartment Rebate Program: available to individual suite owners in multi-unit buildings, with a standard rebate toward a qualifying ductless heat pump replacing existing baseboard heat.

CleanBC Better Homes Energy Savings Program (income-qualified, condo stream): up to $5,000 for income-qualified households completing the same suite-level conversion.

Every one of these programs requires the work to be done by an HPCN-registered contractor, like us. From applications to eligibility codes, we work through the pre and post installation steps with you.

Looking for a Loan to Help With Your Retrofit?

The Canada Greener Homes Loan, which used to offer up to $40,000 interest-free over 10 years, stopped accepting new applications as of October 2025. If you already have an approved loan, it’s still honoured, but new homeowners can no longer apply through that program. In its place, the federal government has introduced the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program, aimed at low and moderate income households and delivered provincially rather than directly through Ottawa.

Still Looking for More Information? Give Us a Call

Rebate programs are genuinely confusing, even for people who read about them for a living. We’d rather spend fifteen minutes on the phone confirming exactly what you qualify for than have you guess and lose a rebate over a step you didn’t know mattered. Call or text us at 778-883-8447 and we’ll walk through your current system, your dwelling type, and what’s realistically available to you today.

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I eligible for a heat pump rebate in BC?

It depends on how your home is currently heated and, for the income-qualified programs, your property assessed value as well as your household income. We work with you to check all of these before recommending a program and preparing a customized estimate for your consideration.